Suicide and Depression in the Male Part of the Lundby Study

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Abstract
In the Lundby study, 3563 persons from a geographically delimited area in Sweden were examined by psychiatrists on repeated occasions during a 25-yr period. Mental disorders, personality traits, social factors, etc., were recorded. Great efforts were made to get sufficient outside information about the living as well as the deceased. During the observation period 28 persons, 23 men and 5 women, committed suicide. More than half of the suicide individuals had a depressive disorder. The male part of the cohort was studied concerning changes over time of prevalence of depression and age standardized rates of completed suicide. When the first 10-yr period was compared with the last 15-yr period, the prevalence of depression had increased over time, while the suicide rates had decreased among men in the Lundby cohort.